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He used to think he’d be retired from tour golf by now but Peter Lonard isn’t willing to give up on what he calls the toughest fight of his career. …

Australian captain Michael Clarke is grinding his way towards a confidence-boosting century for NSW in their home Sheffield Shield opener against Tasmania. Returning from a six-week injury layoff, Clarke was …

Scotland winger Tim Visser is expected to be sidelined for up to four months after revealing on Tuesday he has sustained a broken leg. The Dutch-born three-quarter, 26, picked up …

Former Test skipper Ricky Ponting says he and Michael Clarke are back on good terms after making contact with each other. But Ponting says he’s offended by accusations from fellow …

Incoming Brisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch has been able to stem the tide of young players leaving the AFL club by convincing James Polkinghorne to stay. A chat with Leppitsch …

Australian captain Michael Clarke is spending valuable time in the middle for NSW in their Sheffield Shield opener against Tasmania at Blacktown. Clarke is 27 not out at lunch on …

Benji Marshall admits there’s plenty of nerves now that he’s left familiar surroundings to embark on a code switch in Super Rugby. The former Kiwis skipper, who is returning to …

A Kangaroos tour Luke Lewis once thought he’d want to forget has become an experience he cherishes a decade on. Australia’s 2003 tour to the UK was a tough introduction …

Former skipper Stirling Mortlock has urged Ewen McKenzie to end the days of tinkering with the Wallabies backline and forge combinations for the 2015 World Cup over the next month. …

Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s hopes of reaching the ATP season-ending World Tour Finals disappeared on Tuesday after being eliminated from the Paris Masters by Japan’s Kei Nishikori. The former Australian Open …

Benji Marshall is impressing Blues staff as he prepares to make his code switch to rugby union with the Auckland-based Super Rugby franchise. Coach Sir John Kirwan praised Marshall’s professionalism …

P-AAP – Unheralded Scotland have conjured a Rugby League World Cup night to remember, starting their campaign with a thrilling 26-24 win over Tonga thanks to Matty Russell’s late try. …

Australian skipper Michael Clarke has won the toss for NSW after being given the final all clear to play in their opening Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania. Clarke opted to …

The draw for the $2.6 million inaugural NRL Auckland nines tournament took place on Wednesday morning with the 16 teams being put into four groups. The competition, which takes place …

NRL premiers Sydney Roosters have drawn Parramatta, Brisbane and Canterbury as pool opponents at the inaugural NRL Auckland nines tournament in February. The draw was made on Wednesday for the …

Ana Ivanovic and Simona Halep cruised to straight-set victories in Sofia on Tuesday in their opening round-robin matches at the season-ending Tournament of Champions. Top-seeded Halep of Romania defeated Russia’s …

England lock Geoff Parling has been ruled out of Saturday’s rugby Test against Australia at Twickenham with concussion, team management announced on Tuesday. Parling was concussed during a training session …

Former England captain Andrew Flintoff said on Tuesday that Stuart Broad does not deserve to be the ‘villain’ of the piece in Australia but has backed his former teammate to …